A selection of Sakamoto's works from his time on Nippon Columbia's Better Days label, including his debut album "Thousand Knives" and his session group "KYLYN" with Watanabe Kazumi, is released on ...
The biggest event in the AOR scene in recent years! Singer-Songwriter Dane Donohue, who released his only album in 1978, has released a miraculous new album after 46 years! John Nixon from Page 99,...
Packed with the past 10 years, it will illuminate your life. 18 songs that will touch your heart!
Mariya Takeuchi's first original album in 10 years is finally released! Singer-songwriter Mariya Ta...
The long-awaited debut album "Nelson Magic" by Nelson Super Project, a supergroup formed by nine exceptional musicians known for their crucial roles in the tours of Tatsuro Yamashita and Mariya Tak...
It has finally happened! A Cromulent Records exclusive pressing and what a pressing! WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol.II would be a favorite new release regardless, even if this wasn't an exc...
The 2 LP compilation that kicked City Pop excitement into overdrive. This Light in the Attic compilation has been the gateway drug for many, and for good reason. This impressive lineup includes H...
Ryo Fukui's Scenery, 2021 We Release Jazz "regular" pressing on 140G vinyl. This is a stone cold classic. There is a reason that every previous pressing has disappeared immediately. While it doe...
We Release Jazz announce the official reissue of Hiroshi Suzuki's Cat, a glorious jazz-fusion-funk holy grail originally released in 1976. Cat was recorded in October 1975 at Nippon Columbia Studio...
There is a very minor ding on the top of the sleeve.
Japan’s leading super guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka’s memorable solo debut album is now being reprinted on LP!
A masterpiece of Japanese music ...
Released in 1977 on Kitty Records, An Insatiable High is the third studio album by jazz fusion guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka. This unforgettable features many big LA musicians of the time, including...
You’d be forgiven for not knowing about these Studio Ghibli commissioned jazz reworkings of much-loved classic soundtracks with the three-piece All That Jazz being one of Japan’s best kept secrets ...
“Mignonne” is Taeko Onuki’s 3rd album released in 1978, which was the follow-up to her masterpiece “Sun Shower”(1977).
Her long time collaborators from Tin Pan Alley continued to collaborate with h...
Following the sell-out success of our landmark compilation, J Jazz: deep modern jazz from Japan 1969-1984, BBE Records is thrilled to present another exploration into the very finest Japanese moder...
53 years after his debut!
The remastered popular works of Masayoshi Takanaka, one of Japan's leading super-guitarists, are now available on limited edition colored vinyl!
Alex Wharton of Abbey Roa...
This LP's reputation is excellent, so we're not going to spend too much time telling you how great it is. You're probably already aware and happy to get your hands on a copy of it. There is a goo...
Exciting news! Taeko Onuki's iconic debut album, "Grey Skies," is getting a repress!
Following the disbandment of Sugar Babes, Taeko Onuki embarked on a solo career, signing with Crown Records. Her...
Universal Music Japan gives us with this pressing of Noriki's self-titled LP from 1983. Noriki was formed by keyboardist Kanekazu Nogi and quickly became quite well-known for their smooth City Po...
Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release in their highly acclaimed WaJazz series, to be out on Jiro Inagaki’s 90th birthday, October 3rd, 2023, celebrating the lif...
This is the 2023 Slow Boat/Lawson Entertainment Pressing of Mellow Dream from Ryo Fukui. It comes with an OBI and is part of the Project Re:Vinyl project from HMV/Lawson Entertainment. It is lim...
The second installment in the Wamano series that pulls together some really great stuff you likely never heard of before. Japan could and did get funky in the 70's. This is a great introduction t...
The 2020 We Release Jazz pressing of Ryo Fukui in New York. This is another great example of why we love We Want Jazz. 180G vinyl, heavy sleeve, half speed mastering and an OBI. But what makes W...
The third installment in the popular Wamono series. In this one, our tour guides DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite and Chintam take us to the go-go bubble years of 1978-1988. This of course is the City Pop e...
Ryo Fukui is one of our favorite artists here at Cromulent and he is a favorite of our customers. Which is why we're happy to have this We Release Jazz pressing of My Favorite Tune. We Release J...
In the years following World War Two, Japan developed one of the most insatiable, dynamic and diverse markets for jazz. For a crucial period of little over a decade – from the late 1960s to the ear...
Double LP version. Edition of 1000. Another smoker from Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., in typically fine form. Benzaiten is an In C-style homage to the classic Osamu Kitajima...
The WeWantSounds pressing of Akiko Yano's 1976 LP, Japanese Girl. It is crazy enough that Yano recorded this when she was 21, nevermind that she was backed up by Little Feat and Japanese musicians...
Akiko Yano delivers a piano and vocal covers LP that is every bit as classic as the original songs and her original songs. We can be as weary of covers LPs as everyone else, but we love this one a...
Arthur Russell's most extraordinary work, World of Echo is reissued in this remastered vinyl edition by Audika Records. 18 tracks are featured including drumless versions of his disco classics 'Let...
Transparent vinyl version. First-ever official reissue on vinyl since 1975. Ash Ra Tempel is the eponymous debut studio album by the Krautrock band Ash Ra Tempel. It features guitarist Manuel Götts...
Original pressing from 1994; the Grand Royal / Brooklyn Dust pressing on black vinyl in gatefold sleeve. Media has marks / surface wear, but appears fine.
Media VG, Sleeve VG+
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"If I could be in any other band, it would be BMX Bandits," Kurt Cobain allegedly said. The BMX Bandits have been around in varying formations since 1986 and come from great Scottish guitar pop lin...
